What is the Ageto ARC Microgrid Controller?
The Ageto ARC microgrid controller is essentially the brain behind your microgrid system, designed to seamlessly integrate, optimize, and manage a variety of energy resources. Now part of Generac Industrial Energy, Ageto focuses on making renewable energy simple — and simple is beautiful, intuitive, and driven by innovation and proven success. The ARC controller is equipment-agnostic, meaning it works with a wide range of devices, and it’s built to be both reliable and easy to manage. It coordinates all the elements of a microgrid into one elegant system, optimizing both conventional and renewable energy sources while providing the monitoring and management tools needed to keep the lights on, no matter what.
Main Benefits of the ARC Microgrid Controller
The ARC microgrid controller offers a host of advantages that make it a standout solution for power management:
- Real-time energy management controls that ensure system stability and resiliency.
- Interfaces with diverse energy resources such as solar inverters, diesel and natural gas generators, wind turbines, and energy storage inverters.
- Monitors and controls all microgrid assets from a user-friendly dashboard, accessible locally via touchscreen or remotely through a secure VPN.
- Automatically sends email alerts for alarms and stores system events for easy review.
- Encased in a durable NEMA 3R enclosure, protecting it from harsh weather conditions like heat, cold, rain, snow, and humidity.
- Optimizes microgrid operation around utility rates by reducing energy purchased during peak times with time-of-use shifting and demand charge management.
- Supports a variety of applications including rural energy systems, remote communities, island resorts, and commercial facilities.
How ARC Handles Extreme Conditions
The ARC microgrid controller is built to perform under the most demanding conditions where power reliability is critical. Whether it’s extreme weather, traditional grid blackouts, or off-grid scenarios, ARC has the resilience to keep power stable and reliable. It sends data every second to balance power generation with load, ensuring the system remains stable no matter what. This makes it ideal for locations that face unpredictable weather or unreliable grid connections, providing peace of mind that power will stay on when it’s needed most.
Seamless Integration with Diverse Energy Resources
One of the standout features of the ARC controller is its ability to interface with a wide variety of energy resources. It works with photovoltaic solar inverters, diesel and natural gas generators, wind turbines, energy storage inverters, weather stations, power meters, and sheddable loads. This flexibility means it can be tailored to fit the unique energy mix of any microgrid, maximizing renewable energy penetration while maintaining system stability. The controller’s comprehensive monitoring capabilities also allow for precision trending and troubleshooting, with data recorded every second to provide detailed insights.
Optimizing Energy Use and Cost Savings
ARC doesn’t just manage power — it optimizes it. By automatically adjusting the microgrid around utility rates, it reduces the amount of energy purchased during peak times through time-of-use shifting. It also helps lower facility peak demand with demand charge management and controls power flow at the point of common coupling to meet utility interconnect requirements. This means users can cut costs by diversifying energy resources and managing them more efficiently, all while reducing dependence on fossil fuels and increasing renewable energy use.
Project Impact on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
- SDG 7: Affordable and Clean Energy — by promoting renewable energy integration and reliable power access.
- SDG 9: Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure — through innovative microgrid control technology.
- SDG 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities — by enabling resilient and autonomous local energy grids.
- SDG 13: Climate Action — by reducing fossil fuel dependence and optimizing renewable energy use.
- SDG 15: Life on Land — by supporting sustainable energy solutions in remote and rural areas.
Global Reach and Proven Success
Ageto’s microgrid solutions have powered systems worldwide — from bustling connected cities to remote islands, from the sweltering heat and humidity of Liberia to the icy cold of Alaska. With years of hands-on experience and a 100% success rate in getting microgrids up and running, the ARC controller is a trusted solution for both behind-the-meter and off-grid power systems. It’s more than just a controller; it’s a complete microgrid control solution that combines off-the-shelf SCADA software and industrial hardware to deliver a reliable, robust, and user-friendly system. Simply put, Ageto is in the business of making microgrids work — and work well.
